Extra Credit

Following is a list of application deadlines for grants,
fellowships, and honors available to individuals. Asterisks (

) denote new entries.

GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS

April 1. Science.

Miami University offers its Terrific Science Program. The program
provides a choice of three workshops designed to help teachers enhance
their science teaching skills. The 10- to 15day workshops are held in
June, July, and other times throughout the school year at Miami
University. Participants receive four to six graduate credits, free
tuition, and a travel, housing, and supplies stipend. Also included are
take-home materials and an outreach allowance. Eligible are K-12
teachers. Late applications will be considered if space allows.
Contact: Terrific Science Programs, Miami University at Middletown,
4200 E. University Blvd., Middletown, OH 45042; (513) 424-4444, ext.
269.

April 1. Social Studies.

The National Council for the Social Studies offers the Fund for the
Advancement of Social Studies Education General Grant. Applicants must
write a proposal outlining innovative ideas for teaching the
contemporary relevance of 1492. Two winners in each of three categories
receive $1,000 each. Eligible are K-12 and collegiatelevel teachers.
Contact: The FASSE General Grant Committee, NCSS, 3501 Newark St.,
N.W., Washington, DC 20016; (202) 966-7840.

The American Library Association and the U.S. Information Agency
offer the 1992-93 Library/Book Fellows Program. The program allows
fellows to work in Africa, the American Republics, Asia, Europe,
Canada, or the Middle East for three months to one year. Approximately
15 fellows receive stipends of $30,000, as well as travel expenses;
some countries also assist with the cost of housing. Eligible are U.S.
citizens with education and experience in library or information
science, publishing, or related fields; fluency in the host country's
language is desired. Send a resume with a cover letter briefly stating
desired position, foreign language skills, subject of expertise, and
desired length of service to: L/BFP, ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL
60611; (800) 545-2433, ext. 3200. April 17. Poetry, Fiction, And
Nonfiction.

Weekly Reader Corp. offers its third annual writing scholarship to
the Wesleyan Writers' Conference. The conference, which includes
seminars, lectures, readings, and manuscript consultations with
published writers, editors, and literary agents, is held June 28-July 3
at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. Four teachers receive full
tuition, room and board, and transportation. Eligible are K-12 teachers
who subscribe to any of the corporation's periodicals. Contact:
Associate Editor of READ, Weekly Reader Corp., 245 Longhill Road,
Middletown, CT 06457; (203) 638-2622.

April 24. Humanities.

The Arts Foundation of New Jersey, in cooperation with the National
Endowment for the Humanities, offers the Leonardo Teacher Institute.
The four-week summer institute, which focuses on improving humanities
education and enables participants to interact with visiting artists
and scholars, is held at Rutgers University. Participants each receive
$1,000 and free tuition and room and board. Eligible are teachers in
grades 3-12 of any discipline. Contact: Program Coordinator, Arts
Foundation of New Jersey, Box 352, New Brunswick, NJ 08903; (908)
463-3640.

April 30. Literature.

The National Research Center on Literature Teaching and Learning
offers its Teacher Research Institute. The program, which focuses on
teachers as researchers, is held July 6-17 at the State University of
New York at Albany. About 18 teachers each receive free tuition, a $200
stipend, and three graduate credits in English. Eligible are all high
school or middle school English teachers. Contact: National Research
Center on Literature Teaching and Learning, SUNY at Albany, School of
Education (B9), 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222; (518)
442-5134.

May 1. Independent Study.

The National Endowment for the Humanities offers the TeacherScholar
Program. The fellowship supports full-time independent study in
history, literature, foreign languages, and other humanities
disciplines during the 1993-94 academic year. Up to 50 individuals each
receive up to $30,000. Eligible are qualified elementary and secondary
school teachers and librarians who teach humanities subjects at least
half time. Contact: National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of
Education Programs, Room 302, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington,
DC 20506; (202) 786-0377.

May 1. Science.

The American Chemical Society offers the Science Technology Society
Minigrants. Approximately 10 winners receive up to $1,000 to develop a
science and technology curriculum. Eligible are high school chemistry
teachers who are members of ACS. Contact: ACS, 1155 16th St., N.W.,
Washington, DC 20036; (202) 8724590.

May 15. Math And Science.

The Annenberg Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
offer several awards totaling $2.5 million for innovative math and
science reform projects targeted at policymakers. Another group of
awards totaling $2.5 million will be given for similar projects
targeted at teachers. Eligible are K-12 teachers and administrators.
Contact: Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Project, Attention: Guidelines,
901 E St., N.W., Washington, DC 20004-2006; (202) 879-9658.

May 15. Science.

Bell Atlantic and the American Association for the Advancement of
Science offer the Bell Atlantic-AAAS Institute, a year-long program of
inservice education and materials development in communications and
information technology. The program includes teacher-scientist
partnerships, free membership in a computer network, a $500 stipend for
course and materials development, and a two-week, three-credit summer
course in computer applications, fiber optics, robotics, and remote
sensing at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Eligible
are teachers in grades 5-9 in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
Contact: Bell AtlanticAAAS Institute, 1333 H St., N.W., Box SEN,
Washington, DC 20005; (202) 326-6629.

June 1. Technology.

The National Foundation for the Improvement of Education, in
partnership with the BellSouth Foundation, introduces its Learning
Tomorrow Grants Program. The grants are designed to stimulate and
support experimentation with technology. Grant amounts vary and cover a
wide range of expenses. Applications must come from teams of three
people, with the leader being a practicing classroom teacher from
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North
Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee. Contact: NFIE, 1201 16th St.,
N.W., Washington, DC 20036; (202) 822-7840.

September 1. Geography.

The National Council for the Social Studies, in cooperation with the
George Cram Company, a map publisher, offers its Geography Grant. A
$2,500 award is given to the applicant who submits the best proposal
for enhancing geographic literacy. Eligible are all teachers involved
in the broad spectrum of social studies education. Contact: Grant
Committee, NCSS, 3501 Newark St., N.W., Washington, DC 20016; (202)
966-7840.

HONORS

June 1. Educational Contribution.

McGraw-Hill Inc., a publishing company, offers the Harold W. McGraw
Jr. Prize. Up to three winners receive $25,000 each for their
significant contributions toward improving education. Eligible are
individuals currently involved in some aspect of American education;
candidates must be nominated. Contact: The Harold W. McGraw Jr. Prize
in Education, McGraw-Hill, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
10020.

July 15. Journalism.

The Dow Jones Newspaper Fund invites high school journalism teachers
to apply for the 1992 National High School Journalism Teacher of the
Year Award. One winner and four Distinguished Advisers will be selected
for outstanding work. A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a high
school senior in the winner's name. Four $500 scholarships will be
awarded in the name of each Distinguished Adviser. Contact: DJNF, P.O.
Box 300, Princeton, NJ 08543-0300; (609) 452-2820.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Following are the 1992 State Teachers of the Year listed
alphabetically by state. The National Teacher of the Year will be
selected from this group and announced this month. The winners are:

Penelope Moore of Mountainview Elementary School in Sylacauga, Ala.;
David Alan Piasecki of Tri-Valley School in Healy, Alaska; Ligoligo
Fa'asa of Lupelele School in Pago Pago, American Samoa; Walter Snow of
Westwood High School in Mesa, Ariz.; Brenda Joyce Sivils Ball of Pine
Bluff (Ark.) High School; Maria Azucena Vigil of Las Lomas Elementary
School in La Habra, Calif.; Paul Schmidt of Westgate Elementary School
in Lakewood, Colo.; Evelyn Ooka Manglona of San Vincente Elementary
School, representing the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;
Robert Coleman of Pomperaug High School Alternative Educational Program
in Middlebury, Conn.

Mercedes Ferrari of Milford (Del.) High School; Jacquelyn Watts
Hinton of Ramstein Junior High School, representing the Department of
Defense Dependents Schools; Gloria Thompson of Taft Junior High School
in the District of Columbia; Kathleen Huie of Fort Pierce (Fla.)
Westwood High School; Sue Ellen Cain of Carrollton (Ga.) Junior High
School; Linda Emi Coleon of Henry Perrine Balwin High School of
Wailuku, Hawaii; Margaret Duncan of McGhee Elementary School in
Lewiston, Idaho; Arthur Peekel of Rolling Meadows (Ill.) High
School.

Michael Kaiser of Pine View Elementary School in New Albany, Ind.;
Nancy Mounts of North High School in Sioux City, Iowa; Norman Dale
Conard of Uniontown (Kan.) High School; Thomas Welch of Jessamine
County High School in Nicholasville, Ky.; Mary Lou Maples of Lessie
Moore Elementary School in Pineville, La.; Franklin McElwain of
Limestone (Maine) Junior and Senior High School; Gemma Hoskins of
Jarrettsville (Md.) Elementary School; Ronald Adams of Broad Meadows
Middle School in Quincy, Mass.

Nancy Gorrell of Morristown (N.J.) High School; Michael Thayer of
Vista Middle School in Los Cruces, N.M.; Paul van Wie of Wheatley
School in Old Westbury, N.Y.; Annie Pegram of R.N. Harris Elementary
School in Durham, N.C.; Judy Hellen Wegenast of Centennial Elementary
in Fargo, N.D.; Marion Lipinski of Center Street Village School in
Mentor, Ohio; Rhonda Harryman of Cross Timbers Elementary School in
Edmund, Okla.; Daniel Tilson of Eastwood Elementary School in Roseburg,
Ore.; Rudolph Sharpe Jr. of Lower Dauphin High School in Hummelstown,
Pa.; Ivette Cortes of Repblica de Mexico in Rio Piedras, Puerto
Rico.

Judith Kiernan Sweeny of Lincoln (R.I.) Junior and Senior High
School; Jeanne Sink of Morningside Middle School in North Charleston,
S.C.; Lennis Larson of Spearfish (S.D.) High School; Delores Doyle of
ReevesRogers Elementary School in Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Rosa Lujan of
Ysleta Elementary School in El Paso, Texas; Colleen Densley of Canyon
Crest Elementary in Provo, Utah; Jane Cutting Miller of Lawrence Barnes
School in Burlington, Vt.; Lena Regina Harding Williams of Churchland
Junior High School in Portsmouth, Va.; Patricia RobertsDempsey of
Challenger High School in Spanaway, Wash.; Beverly Ann Hoffmaster of
Berkeley Heights Elementary School in Martinsburg, W.Va.; John David
Gravelle of Merrill (Wis.) Senior High; and Joan Marie Barker of Green
River (Wy.) High School.

Kelly Kuntz, a media specialist at Hiteon Elementary School in
Beaverton, Ore., won the Library Media Specialist of the Year Award
given by 3M and the Association for Educational Communications and
Technology. Kuntz received an expense-paid trip to AECT's convention in
Washington, D.C., and an overhead projector and plaque from 3M.

TEACHING TOOLS

Following is a list of free or inexpensive resources that teachers
can order.

Astronomy Newsletter.

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific offers teachers, school
librarians, administrators, and youth group leaders a free quarterly
newsletter on teaching astronomy. Requests should be written on school
stationary. Contact: Teachers' Newsletter Department, Astronomical
Society of the Pacific, 390 Ashton Ave., San Francisco, CA 94112.

Central American Education Books.

The Network of Educators on Central America, an organization that
promotes cross-cultural understanding between North and Central
Americans, offers a classroom resource titled "Central America in the
Classroom.'' The 15-book collection, appropriate for various age
groups, includes such titles as: Evaluating Foreign Elections, Where is
Guatemala and What is Quetzal? and Wilfredo: The Story of a Boy From El
Salvador. Costs range from $7.50 to $15.95 per book, postage included.
For an order form, contact: NECA, 1118 22nd St., N.W., Washington, DC
20037; (202) 4290137.

Community Service Kit.

StarServe, a program dedicated to expanding student community
service, offers a free kit for schools. The kit includes a K-12
teachers' guide, student activity masters (available in English or
Spanish), posters (specify elementary or secondary), reproducible
letters from celebrities, and a resource guide. Contact: StarServe,
P.O. Box 34567, Washington, DC 20043; (800) 888-8232.

White House History.

The White House Historical Association and Very Special Arts
presents the White House 200th Anniversary Art Exhibition. The
organization offers White House resource materials including a
videotaped guided tour through the White House, a teacher's guide for
the video, and an illustrative book on the families that have lived,
worked, and entertained there. Supplies are limited. Cost: $6.95,
shipping included. Send check payable to Very Special Arts along with
name and school address to VSA, Attention: White House Resource
Materials, 1331 F St., N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20004.

National Education Goals Packet.

The Educational Resources Information Center System, sponsored by
the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and
Improvement, offers Striving for Excellence: The National Education
Goals. This 72-page packet is designed to help principals, teachers,
parents, and community members understand the new goals and explore
promising programs for achieving them. Cost: $5. Contact: ACCESS ERIC,
1600 Research Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850; (800) USE-ERIC.

Self-Help Comic Book.

The American Psychiatric Association offers Let's Talk About It, a
comic book designed for youngsters struggling with depression. The book
is available in English or Spanish. (Specify when ordering). For a
single copy, send 50 cents to APA's Division of Public Affairs, 1400 K
St., N.W., Department CP, Suite 1050, Washington, DC 20005; (202)
682-6220.

Children's Book Newsletter.

The Young Reader, The Boston Globe's newsletter about children and
reading, features the top 25 children's books of 1991 in its winter
1992 issue. The issue is being offered free of charge. Send a 29-cent
stamped, selfaddressed, business-size envelope to The Young Reader,
Winter '92, The Boston Globe, Public Relations Department NR, P.O. Box
2378, Boston, MA 02107-2378.

Environmental Ideas Book.

Written by John Javna of EarthWorks Group and published by Andrews
and McMeel, 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do To Save The Earth is a
156-page paperback containing facts and activities for children
concerning the environment. Topics include recycling, water and energy
conservation, rain forest preservation, and tree planting. Cost: $6.95,
with quantity discounts available for educational use. Check bookstores
or order from the publisher. Contact: Andrews and McMeel, 4900 Main
St., Kansas City, MO 64112; (816) 932-6700.

Environmental Video.

Conservation International and the McDonald's Corp. offer "The Rain
Forest Imperative,'' an educational study unit and 25-minute video
designed to help students in grades 6-12 understand the issues
surrounding the rain forest crisis. The unit is suitable for life
science, geography, or social science curricula. Send $9.95 to
McDonald's Education Resource Center, P.O. Box 8002, St. Charles, IL
601748002. Or call (800) 627-7646.

Following is a list of contests, scholarships, and internships for
students organized by application deadline. Asterisks (

) denote new entries.

April 6. Essay, Photo, And Video.

Miralite Communications Inc., satellite communication distributors,
announces the 1992 Satellite Student Challenge. Students in grades 7-12
who are or were enrolled in a class delivered via U.S. satellite
between Sept. 1990 and April 1992 are eligible. To enter, the student
must write an essay, take a photograph, or produce a videotape (or any
combination) that illustrates the benefits of satellite communication
and the equal opportunity it provides. Prizes include a personal
computer, a 35mm camera, and a video camera. Each winner's school also
receives the prize. Contact: Miralite Communications, 4040 MacArthur
Blvd., Suite 307, Newport Beach, CA 92660; (714) 474-1900.

April 15. Invention Contest.

The U.S. Patent Model Foundation, in conjunction with K-Mart,
invites students in grades K-8 to enter its Invent America! contest.
Winners at state, regional, and national levels receive savings bonds
ranging in value from $200 to $1,000. Selected winners and their
parents and teachers also receive an all-expense paid trip to
Washington, D.C., where winning inventions will be displayed. A free
starter kit that includes student and teacher handbooks and contest
entry information is available. Send $2.95 for postage and handling to:
Invent America!, 510 King St., Suite 420, Alexandria, VA 22314; (703)
6841836.

May 1. Essay Contest.

The Vegetarian Resource Group invites students to enter its annual
Vegetarian Essay Contest. Awards are given in two categories, 8th grade
and under and 9th-12th grade. Students must write a two- to three-page
essay on any aspect of vegetarianism. Essays may be based on
interviews, research, or personal opinion. Winners receive a $50
savings bond. Contact: VRG, P.O. Box 1463, Baltimore, MD 21203; (410)
366-VEGE.

May 1. Getting Published.

Landmark Editions, a children's book publishing company, invites
students ages 6-19 to enter its 1992 National Written & Illustrated
By. Awards Contest. Participants must submit a book they have both
written and illustrated. One winner in each of three age categories is
awarded a publishing contract, royalties, and an expense-paid trip to
the offices of Landmark, in Kansas City, Mo. The R.D. and Joan Dale
Hubbard Foundation will award $5,000 scholarships to each of the
winners. Entry fee is $1. For a copy of the guidelines, send a
self-addressed, business-sized envelope stamped with 58 cents of
postage, to: Contest, Landmark Editions, P.O. Box 4469, Kansas City, MO
64127.

May 31. Poster Exhibit.

World Gratitude Day Inc. and the Outer Space Affairs Division of the
United Nations invites students to submit paintings for its Children's
Poster Exhibition honoring "International Space Year.'' Children, ages
7 through 14, may submit paintings-- no larger than 17 inches by 22
inches-- that express their ideas about space, the environment, and the
planet. Selected posters will appear in the September 1992 exhibit.
Contact: The Outer Space Affairs Division, Room S-3260, United Nations,
New York, NY 10017.

June 1. Essay Contest.

The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation invites applicants for its 1992
Swackhamer Prizes. High school students must submit a 1,000-1,500 word
essay on the topic "How Can the Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Be
Prevented?'' Three contest winners will receive from $500 to $1,500
each. Contact: NAPF, 1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 123, Santa Barbara,
CA 93108; (805) 965-3443. --Glenn Gordon and Jody Santora

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